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THE LEGEND OF THE MOGUL MOUSE
LONG AGO IN SLAVONIA A LITTLE MOUSE WAS CHASED THROUGH A VILLAGE
BY A CAT, WHO WAS CHASED BY A PACK OF DOGS, WHO WAS CHASED FROM
THE VILLAGE BY ANGRY TOWNSPEOPLE. WHEN THE VILLAGERS CHASED THE
DOG PACK OVER A DISTANT PEAK, THEY DISCOVERED A SKIER BEING HURT
AT THE BOTTOM OF A VALLEY. THEY RESCUED THE SKIER AND CARED FOR
HIS BROKEN BONES. TO THIS DAY VILLAGERS IN THIS AREA LEAVE A BIT
OF CHEESE ON THEIR DOORSTEP TO CARE FOR THE MOGUL MOUSE IN CASE
SOMETHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO THEM.
Submitter comment:
THIS SMALL LEGEND WAS PRINTED WITH A GOOD LUCK SKIER PIN WHICH I
BOUGHT IN JANUARY AT GRAYLING, MICHIGAN.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; GRAYLING
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Mammal |
Date learned: 01-25-1970
THE SKUNKS
MAMA SKUNK WAS WORRIED BECAUSE SHE COULD NEVER KEEP TRACK OF HER TWO
KIDS. THEY WERE NAMED "IN" AND "OUT" AND WHEN "IN" WAS IN, "OUT" WAS
OUT. AND IF "IN" WAS OUT, "OUT" WAS IN. ONE DAY SHE CALLED "OUT"
AND TOLD HIM TO BRING "IN" IN. HE DID. "GOOD!" SAID MAMA SKUNK.
"HOW DID YOU FIND HIM IN SO SHORT A TIME?" "IT WAS EASY SAID
OUT, "INSTINCT!"
Where learned: MARYLAND ; BALTIMORE ; TOLD IN
Keyword(s): IN STINCT=INSTINCT IN STINKS
James Callow Keyword(s): PUN
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Mammal PROSE NARRATIVE -- Formula tale |
Date learned: 00-00-1972
SPOOKY LEGEND
THE STORY CONCERNS A BLIND GIRL AND HER DOG. THE GIRL WAS HOME ALONE
ONE NIGHT WITH HER DOG. IT WAS ABOUT 10 P.M. AND OUTSIDE THE WIND WAS
BLOWING FIERCELY. THUNDER COULD BE HEARD IN THE DISTANCE. THE GIRL
IS LISTENING TO HER RADIO WHEN SUDDENLY A NEWS BULLETIN INTERRUPTS
THE PROGRAM. THE ANNOUNCER TELLS OF A STRANGE MONSTER SIGHTED IN THE
AREA. HE WARNS THE LISTENERS TO BE PARTICULARY CAUTIOUS. SUDDENLY
THE GIRL HEARS HER DOG BARKING FEROCIOUSLY COMING FROM THE DIRECTION
OF THE BATHROOM. HE STOPS BARKING AS INSTANTLY AS HE STARTED. THE
GIRL MAKES HER WAY TO THE BATHROOM, WHERE FOR SOME UNEXPLAINABLE
REASON, SHE STICKS HER HANDS INTO THE BATHROOM SINK. THERE SHE FEELS
THE DOG'S HEAD LAYING AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SINK.
Data entry tech comment:
Informant and collector are the same person.
Where learned: MICHIGAN ; PORT HURON ; 2930 Palmer Court
James Callow Keyword(s): GORE
| Subject headings: | PROSE NARRATIVE -- Abnormal in size PROSE NARRATIVE -- Mammal PROSE NARRATIVE -- Lightning Thunder PROSE NARRATIVE -- Tale |
Date learned: 10-30-1972